EP1108085A2 - Water weight sensor array imbedded in a sheetmaking machine roll - Google Patents
Water weight sensor array imbedded in a sheetmaking machine rollInfo
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- the present invention generally relates to systems for controlling continuous sheetmaking systems and, more specifically, to sensors for measuring the fiber weight of wetstock in a papermaking machine.
- the on-line sheet property measurements are often accomplished by scanning sensors that periodically traverse the sheet material from edge to edge.
- a high-speed scanning sensor may complete a scan in a period as short as twenty seconds, with measurements being read from the sensor at about 50 milliseconds intervals. It is also know that a series of stationary sensors can be used to make similar on-line measurements.
- a web of paper is formed from an aqueous suspension of fibers (stock) on a traveling mesh papermaking fabric and water drains by gravity and suction through the fabric. The web is then transferred to the pressing section where more water is removed by pressure and vacuum. The web next enters the dryer section where steam heated dryers complete the drying process.
- the paper machine is, in essence, a de- watering, i.e., water removal, system.
- a typical forming section of a papermaking machine includes an endless traveling papermaking mesh fabric or wire which travels over a series of water removal elements such as table rolls, foils, vacuum foils, and suction boxes.
- This visible line of demarcation (referred to as the dry line) is characterized in that one side of the dry line has a glossy appearance (i.e., wet state) and the other side of the line has a non-glossy appearance (i.e., relatively dry state).
- the stock is carried on the top surface of the papermaking fabric and is de- watered as the stock travels over the successive de-watering elements to form a sheet of paper. Finally, the wet sheet is transferred to the press section of the papermaking machine where enough water is removed to form a sheet of paper.
- Other, papermaking devices well known in the art are described for example in U.S. Patent 5,400,258.
- the gauges typically use a broad-band infra-red source and one or more detectors with the wavelength of interest being selected by a narrowband filter, for example, an interference type filter.
- the gauges used fall into two main types: the transmissive type in which the source and detector are on opposite sides of the web and, in a scanning gauge, are scanned in synchronism across it, and the scatter type (sometimes called "reflective" type) in which the source and detector are in a single head on one side of the web, the detector responding to the amount of source radiation scattered from the web.
- the present invention in general, is a sensor imbedded roller which, in one embodiment, is used in a measurement apparatus in a sheetmaking machine.
- the measurement apparatus includes a fixed impedance element coupled in series with a detection cell in the sensor which is coupled between an input signal and a reference potential (e.g., ground) and which has a variable impedance.
- the fixed impedance element and the detection cell form a voltage divider network such that changes in impedance of the detection cell results in changes in voltage on the output of the measurement system.
- the impedance of the detection cell represents the impedance of the physical configuration of electrodes within the sensor and the material residing between and in close proximity to the electrodes. The impedance relates to the property of the material being measured.
- the measurement apparatus is used to measure the conductivity of an aqueous mixture (referred to as wetstock) in a sheetmaking system.
- the conductivity of the wetstock is directly proportional to the total water weight within the wetstock, consequently providing information which can be used to monitor and control the quality of the paper sheet produced by the papermaking system.
- the sensor imbedded roller is positioned in the wet end of the sheetmaking system so as to detect conductivity changes.
- the measurement apparatus is used to measure the weight of dry paper sheet in a sheetmaking machine.
- the conductivity is negligible and the capacitive impedance is inversely proportional to the dielectric constant and the amount of paper between the electrodes of the measurement apparatus.
- the sensor embedded roller is positioned in the dry end of the sheetmaking system so as to detect capacitive impedance changes.
- the fixed impedance element can be embodied as a resistor, capacitor, inductor or a combination of the three and the input signal is an analog signal.
- the impedance element is an inductor
- the impedance of the inductor can be selected to be a particular magnitude by setting the frequency of the input signal so that the impedance of the fixed impedance element can be set to the same range as the impedance of the sensor for optimum sensor sensitivity.
- the impedance of the inductor can be customized to match the sensor impedance without any hardware changes.
- the sensor comprises an array of electrodes having a particular configuration which forms measurement cells, each cell being independently coupled to an input signal provided by a signal generator through the impedance element.
- the impedance elements are implemented as resistive elements.
- Each cell forms a voltage divider network made-up of the resistive element coupled between the signal generator and portions or segments of electrodes within a given cell and of a resistance resulting from the effective water resistance between the electrode portions and segments.
- the output of each cell is taken from an electrode segment or portion, i.e., the point between the resistive element and the cell. As the conductance of the aqueous mixture changes so does the output voltage of the cell.
- the output voltage of each cell is coupled to a detector which, in one embodiment, includes circuitry for enhancing the signal such as an amplifier for amplifying the output signal from each cell and a rectifier.
- the detector includes circuitry for converting the output voltages from each cell into data relating to the weight of the aqueous mixture or to other aqueous mixture characteristics.
- a first embodiment of the sensor electrode configuration includes first and second elongated segmented side electrodes and a center elongated electrode spaced- apart and centered between the side electrodes all in essentially the same plane. Segments in the two side electrodes are configured such that the segments in the first segmented electrode are staggered with respect to segments in the second segmented electrode.
- a cell within the first embodiment array configuration is defined as including one of the segments and a corresponding portion of the center electrode opposite to that segment.
- the first embodiment sensor array includes additional grounded electrodes situated along side each of the first and second segmented electrodes so as to guard against current leakage to conductors in the vicinity of the electrodes.
- a third embodiment of the sensor electrode configuration includes two elongated grounded side electrodes and a center segmented elongated electrode spaced-apart and centered between the side electrodes.
- a cell within the third embodiment electrode configuration is defined as including one of the electrode segments in the center electrode and the corresponding portion of the grounded side electrodes situated adjacent to and opposite of this center electrode segment.
- the fourth embodiment of the electrode configuration is a variation of the third electrode configuration in that it includes a single grounded elongated electrode adjacent a single elongated segmented electrode.
- the apparatus includes a feedback circuit which is used to adjust the input signal provided from the signal generator to compensate for changes in properties of the material that is not being sensed, but that also may affect the output voltages of the cells.
- the measurement apparatus is used in a sheetmaking system which includes a web and at least one sensor electrode configuration imbedded into a roller in a sheetmaking system.
- a roller turns, one of the electrode arrays comes in contact with the pre-formed paper material.
- the array provides a read out giving an instantaneous cross- directional (CD) measurement.
- the sensor imbedded rollers can be mounted anywhere down the machine including the reel location.
- the roller is positioned beneath the web and is driven at the same speed as the web such that the point of contact of an electrode array and the web does not move thereby eliminating sliding friction, wear on the array, and residue build-up on the array.
- more than one (CD) electrode array is imbedded in the circumference of the roll so as to provide more than one CD measurement as the roll rotates and each of the imbedded arrays come in contact with the web.
- four CD arrays are imbedded in the roll such that four measurements are provided for each revolution of the roll.
- the sensor imbedded roller includes a stationary center portion covered by a rotatable shell disposed about the center portion. At least one sensor is imbedded into the outer surface of the rotatable shell.
- the imbedded sensor on the outer surface of the rotatable shell is electrically connected to electrical contacts on the inner surface of the shell. Wires from the remainder of a measurement apparatus for coupling to the imbedded sensor are coupled to a sliding contact assembly attached to the stationary core portion. Electrical contact is made with outer surface imbedded sensors as the inner surface contacts of the rotatable shell pass over the sliding contact assembly.
- Each sensor in the shell uses the same sliding contact assembly such that only one is in contact with it at a time so as to detect property changes of the material being sensed.
- the sensor imbedded roller includes processing circuitry, and in one embodiment, the processing circuitry serializes measurement data received from the sensor to minimize the number of external wire connections coming from the roller.
- the sensor embedded roller is implemented with a metal surface or a metal roll imbedded with dielectric insulating layers and metal layers to form the electrode array.
- the metal is steel.
- the paper sheet is rolled around the roller so as to prolong sensor and material contact to provide an extended measurement time.
- Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a measurement apparatus having a first sensor array configuration
- Figure 2 A shows a basic electrical diagram of a measurement apparatus using a sensor block having a variable impedance
- 2B shows an equivalent circuit of the sensor block shown in Figure 2 A;
- Figure 3 shows an electrical representation of the measurement apparatus shown in Figure 1 ;
- Figures 4-9 show various embodiments of the sensor array electrode configurations;
- Figure 10 shows a sensor imbedded roller in a sheetmaking machine roller in accordance with the present invention
- Figure 11 shows a sheetmaking machine including possible locations of sensor imbedded rollers.
- Figure 12 shows one embodiment of a sensor imbedded roller including a rotatable shell and a stationary inner core portion.
- Figure 13 shows another embodiment of a sensor imbedded roller having dielectric and steel imbedded into a steel roller to form the electrode configuration.
- the present invention is a measurement apparatus including a sensor imbedded roller for measuring properties of material and, in one embodiment, for determining the weight of sheetmaking materials in a sheet making system.
- a sensor imbedded roller for measuring properties of material and, in one embodiment, for determining the weight of sheetmaking materials in a sheet making system.
- Figure 1 shows a moisture measurement system, described in U.S. Patent
- the sensor array includes two elongated grounded electrodes 24A and 24B and a segmented electrode 24C.
- Measurement cells (celll, cell2, . . . celln) each include a segment of electrode 24C and a corresponding portion of the grounded electrodes (24 A and 24B) opposite the segment. Each cell detects the conductivity of the paper stock and specifically the water portion of the stock residing in the space between the segment and its corresponding opposing portions of grounded electrode.
- Each cell is independently coupled to an input voltage (Vin) from signal generator 25 through an impedance element Zfixed and each provides an output voltage to voltage detector 26 on bus Vout.
- Signal generator 25 provides Vin.
- Vin is an analog waveform signal, however other signal types may be used such as a DC signal.
- signal generator 25 provides a waveform signal it may be implemented in a variety of ways and typically includes a crystal oscillator for generating a sinewave signal and a phase lock loop for signal stability.
- One advantage to using an AC signal as opposed to a DC signal is that it may be AC coupled to eliminate DC off-set.
- Detector 26 includes circuitry for detecting variations in voltage from each of the segments in electrodes 24C and any conversion circuitry for converting the voltage variations into useful information relating to the physical characteristics of the aqueous mixture.
- Optional feedback circuit 27 includes a reference cell having similarly configured electrodes as a single cell within the sensor array. The reference cell functions to respond to unwanted physical characteristic changes in the aqueous mixture other than the physical characteristic of the aqueous mixture that is desired to be measured by the array. For instance, if the sensor is detecting voltage changes due to changes in weight, the reference cell is configured so that the weight remains constant. Consequently, any voltage/conductivity changes exhibited by the reference cell are due to aqueous mixture physical characteristics other than weight changes (such as temperature and chemical composition).
- the feedback circuit uses the voltage changes generated by the reference cell to generate a feedback signal (Vfeedback) to compensate and adjust Vin for these unwanted aqueous mixture property changes (to be described in further detail below). It should also be noted that the non-weight related aqueous mixture conductivity information provided by the reference cell may also provide useful data in the sheetmaking process.
- FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating the general concept of the measuring apparatus as described in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/766,864.
- the measuring apparatus includes a fixed impedance element (Zfixed) coupled in series with a variable impedance block (Zsensor) between an input signal (Vin) and a reference potential (e.g., ground).
- the fixed impedance element may be embodied as a resistor, an inductor, a capacitor, or a combination of these elements.
- the fixed impedance element and the impedance of Zsensor form a voltage divider network such that changes in impedance of Zsensor results in changes in voltage on Vout.
- the impedance block Zsensor shown in Figure 2A is representative of electrodes in the sensor array and the material residing between the electrodes.
- the impedance block, Zsensor can also be represented by the equivalent circuit shown in Figure 2B, where Rm is the resistance of the material between the electrodes and Cm is the capacitance of the material between the electrodes.
- the sensor array is sensitive to three physical properties of the material being detected: the conductivity or resistance, the dielectric constant, and the proximity of the material to the sensor. Depending on the material, one or more of these properties will dominate.
- Vin is coupled to the voltage divider network shown in Figure 2A and changes in the variable impedance block (Zsensor) is measured on Vout.
- Zsensor variable impedance block
- the changes in impedance of Zsensor relates to physical characteristics of the material such as material weight, temperature, and chemical composition. It should be noted that optimal sensor sensitivity is obtained when Zsensor is approximately the same as or in the range of Zfixed.
- FIG. 3 illustrates an electrical representation of a measuring apparatus including cells 1 - n of sensor array 24 for measuring conductivity of an aqueous material. As shown, each cell is coupled to Vin from signal generator 25 through an impedance element which, in this embodiment, is resistive element Ro. Referring to cell n, resistor Ro is coupled to center segment 24D(n) and portions 24A(n) and 24B(n) (opposite segment 24D(n)) are coupled to ground. Also shown in Figure 3 are resistors Rsl and Rs2 which represent the conductance of the aqueous mixture between the segments and the grounded portions. Resistors Ro, Rsl, and Rs2 form a voltage divider network between Vin and ground.
- the measuring apparatus shown in Figure 3 is based on the concept that the conductivity of the voltage divider network Rsl and Rs2 of the aqueous mixture and the weight /amount of an aqueous mixture are inversely proportional. Consequently, as the weight increases/ decreases, the combination of Rsl and Rs2 decreases/increases. Changes in Rsl and Rs2 cause corresponding fluctuations in the voltage Vout as dictated by the voltage divider network.
- the voltage Vout from each cell is coupled to detector 26. Hence, variations in voltage inversely proportional to variations in conductivity of the aqueous mixture are detected by detector 26 thereby providing information relating to the weight and amount of aqueous mixture in the general proximity above each cell.
- Detector 26 may include means for amplifying the output signals from each cell and in the case of an analog signal will include a means for rectifying the signal to convert the analog signal into a DC signal.
- the rectifier is a switched rectifier including a phase lock-loop controlled by Vin. As a result, the rectifier rejects any signal components other than those having the same frequency as the input signal and thus provides an extremely well filtered DC signal.
- Detector 26 also typically includes other circuitry for converting the output signals from the cell into information representing particular characteristics of the aqueous mixture.
- Figure 3 also shows feedback circuit 27 including reference cell 28 and feedback signal generator 29.
- the concept of the feedback circuit 27 is to isolate a reference cell such that it is affected by aqueous mixture physical characteristic changes other than the physical characteristic that is desired to be sensed by the system. For instance, if weight is desired to be sensed then the weight is kept constant so that any voltage changes generated by the reference cell are due to physical characteristics other than weight changes.
- reference cell 28 is immersed in an aqueous mixture of recycled water which has the same chemical and temperature characteristics of the water in which sensor array 24 is immersed in. Hence, any chemical or temperature changes affecting conductivity experienced by array 24 is also sensed by reference cell 28.
- reference cell 28 is configured such that the weight of the water is held constant.
- Vout(ref. cell) generated by the reference cell 28 are due to changes in the conductivity of the aqueous mixture, caused from characteristic changes other than weight.
- Feedback signal generator 29 converts the undesirable voltage changes produced from the reference cell into a feedback signal that either increases or decreases Vin and thereby cancels out the affect of erroneous voltage changes on the sensing system. For instance, if the conductivity of the aqueous mixture in the array increases due to a temperature increase, then Vout(ref. cell) will decrease causing a corresponding increase in the feedback signal. Increasing Vfeedback increases Vin which, in turn, compensates for the initial increase in conductivity of the aqueous mixture due to the temperature change. As a result, Vout from the cells only change when the weight of the aqueous mixture changes.
- Figures 4-9 show various embodiments of sensor array electrode configurations. It should be understood that many variations are possible and that these are just an example of various possible embodiments of sensor arrays.
- Figure 4 shows as electrode configuration which is a variation of the first electrode configuration shown in Figure 1 and as disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/766,864 (Attorney Docket No. 018028-167). This electrode configuration has a single grounded elongated electrode 30 and a segmented electrode 32.
- Figure 5 shows a third embodiment of the electrode configuration as disclosed in a U.S. Patent Application assigned to the assignee of the present application (Attorney Docket No. 018028-186) and filed November 21, 1997.
- This embodiment includes a first elongated electrode 56 coupled to a reference potential (e.g., ground) having electrode portions 56(1) - 56(n) and elongated segmented electrodes 57 and 58 parallel to, in the same plane as, and on opposite sides, respectively, of electrode 56.
- Segmented electrode 57 is made-up of segments 57(1), 57(3). . . 57(n) and segmented electrode 58 is made-up of segments 58(2),
- a cell within array 54 is defined as including a segment from either of electrodes 57 or 58 and the portion of electrode 56 opposite that segment.
- cell 1 includes segment 57(1) and portion 56(1).
- Figure 6 shows an electrode configuration which is a variation of the sensor array configuration shown in Figure 5 as disclosed in a U.S. Patent Application assigned to the assignee of the present application (Attorney Docket No. 018028- 186).
- This embodiment includes two additional grounded electrodes 59 and 60 on each side of electrodes 57 and 58 to eliminate the possibility of current leakage to nearby grounded conductors.
- Figure 7 shows another variation of the sensor array embodiment shown in Figure 5 as disclosed in a U.S. Patent Application assigned to the assignee of the present application (Attorney Docket No. 018028-186).
- the total sensor array width is one inch.
- the spacing between a segment and its corresponding opposite electrode portion is 0.125 inch, which would be appropriate for thin water layer as found on fine paper machines.
- the width of the electrodes 56, 57, and 58 are 0.25 inch, thus providing an extremely compact sensor array.
- Figure 8 shows still another variation of the sensor array embodiment shown in Figure 5 as disclosed in a U.S. Patent Application assigned to the assignee of the present application (Attorney Docket No. 018028-186).
- the sensor array has a width of 1.25 inches and has a wider spacing of 0.25 inch between a segment and its corresponding opposite electrode.
- Figure 9 shows a sensor array embodiment as disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/766,864 (Attorney Docket No. 018028-167) which is particularly suited for sensing properties of material having extremely low conductivity (such as dry paper).
- the sensor measures the dielectric constant of the paper.
- the electrode configuration includes two adjacent spaced-apart elongated segmented electrodes 34 and 35.
- the present invention is a rotatable roller having a sensor imbedded into it for detecting property changes of a material as it rotates and comes in contact with the material.
- the sensor has a variable impedance, such that changes in the impedance of the sensor corresponds to changes in property of the material.
- Figure 10 shows a sensor imbedded roller 40 which includes at least one sensor 41 (two are shown in Figure 10) imbedded within the exterior side of roller 40. It should be understood that the sensor can include any electrode configuration as described above and that Figure 10 does not show any particular configuration.
- the sensor imbedded roller is for measuring physical characteristics of material in a sheetmaking machine.
- Figure 11 shows a typical sheetmaking system for producing a continuous sheet of paper material 18 including a headbox 10, a steambox 20, a calendaring stack 21, a take-up reel 22.
- actuators are arranged to control discharge of wetstock onto supporting web 13.
- the sheet 18 travels between rollers 14 and 15, and passes through a calendaring stack 21.
- the calendaring stack 21 includes actuators 24 that control the compressive pressure applied across the paper web.
- the finished sheet product is collected on a reel 22.
- the portion of the papermaking process near the headbox is referred to as the "wet end", while the portion of the process near the takeup reel is referred to as the "dry end”.
- sensor imbedded rollers can be placed in locations within the sheet making machine including roller locations 14, 15, and 22. It should be understood that the roller can also be placed generally anywhere along the line in locations which do not interfere with the sheetmaking process.
- sensor imbedded rollers can be used to direct in-process paper material through the sheetmaking machine.
- in-process paper material is wrapped around sensor imbedded rollers such that the sensors remain in contact with the material to provide prolonged measurement times.
- the materials being measured is the wet stock and the measurements being made are conductivity measurements. As the roller turns, the imbedded sensor array comes in contact with the wetstock on the web. In the case in which the roller is positioned at the drying stage of the machine, the material being measured is a dryer form and the measurements being taken are dielectric constant measurements.
- the sensor When in contact with the material, the sensor provides a read out giving an instantaneous measurement.
- the roller is driven at the same speed as web 13 in the water removal stage such that the point of contact of the sensor and the web does not move thereby eliminating sliding friction, wear on the sensor and residue build-up on the sensor.
- Figure 12 shows one embodiment of a sensor imbedded roller including a stationary center core portion 43, a rotatable shell 44, a sliding contact assembly 45, and two sensors SI and S2.
- Bearings 46 allow for the rotation of the shell 44 about the core 43 although other rotating means can be substituted.
- Two cross-directional (CD) sensor arrays SI and S2 are imbedded around the circumference of the roll so as to provide two measurements as the roll rotates and each of the arrays come in contact with the web.
- four equidistant CD arrays are imbedded in the roll such that four measurements are provided for each revolution of the roll. It should be understood that any number of array can be imbedded.
- the array electrodes are imbedded on the outer surface of the rotatable shell and are connected to corresponding interior electrodes through the rotating shell.
- Wires for coupling the remainder of the measurement apparatus to the imbedded sensors are connected to the stationary core.
- wires for connecting Zfixed, Detector 26, and ground to array 24 connect to stationary core 43.
- the stationary core includes a sliding contact assembly coupled to the wires which makes electrical contact with each imbedded sensor as its corresponding inner contacts passes over the sliding contact assembly.
- Each sensor in the shell uses the same sliding contact assembly such that only one is in contact with it at a time.
- the sensor array shown in Figure 12 corresponds to the array shown in Figure 1. However, it should be understood that other sensor array embodiments may be substituted.
- the sensor imbedded roller includes processing circuitry imbedded in the center of the roller for processing the detected voltage changes from the imbedded sensor and to output a serialized signal corresponding to the detected voltages on a serial bus from the roller. This embodiment minimizes the number of wire connections from the roller.
- the sensor imbedded roller is implemented as a metal roller (or a roller having a metal outer surface) having insulating material layers and metal layers imbedded into the outer surface of the shell so as to form the desired electrode configuration.
- the sensor imbedded roller is implemented with a steel outer surface 47.
- the sensor array corresponds to the array shown in Figure 1 having a segmented center elongated electrode and two grounded side electrodes.
- a layer of dielectric material 48 is imbedded into surface 47 and steel segments 49 are embedded into dielectric layer 48 such that the segments 49 are electrically insulated from surface 47 so as to form the center segmented electrodes.
- the outer surface 47 is grounded and effectively functions as the two elongated grounded electrodes 24A and 24B shown in Figure 1 while the imbedded steel segments 49 effectively function as the center segments 24D(1) ... 24D(n) shown in Figure 1.
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